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gurney

[gur-nee] / ˈgɜr ni /


NOUN
stretcher
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Kahlo depicts two sides of herself in the masterpiece—one lying bloody on a gurney after a surgery and the other sitting up, triumphant in a red, traditional dress.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

It’s said that he was dictating more criticism on the gurney that carried him to his final operation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

Footage shared on social media showed a shirtless Pearsall being walked to an ambulance by paramedics and sitting on a gurney as he held a shirt to his chest.

From BBC • Sep. 1, 2024

A tech pushed aside the drapes and entered my tiny space with a gurney.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2024

A pair of orderlies rush in with a gurney and heave me onto it.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman